Vanuatu Rural Population 1960-2024

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Vanuatu rural population for 2023 was 247,615, a 2.16% increase from 2022.
  • Vanuatu rural population for 2022 was 242,389, a 2.17% increase from 2021.
  • Vanuatu rural population for 2021 was 237,230, a 2.2% increase from 2020.
  • Vanuatu rural population for 2020 was 232,127, a 2.21% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Indonesia 114,976,836
Bangladesh 102,954,517
Nigeria 102,316,764
Egypt 64,135,744
Philippines 60,678,673
Vietnam 59,829,437
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Lao PDR 4,714,088
Kyrgyz Republic 4,416,627
Honduras 4,215,060
Tunisia 3,669,694
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Nicaragua 2,829,164
Mauritania 2,057,093
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West Bank and Gaza 1,158,063
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Timor-Leste 919,001
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Vanuatu 247,615
Djibouti 243,747
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Sao Tome and Principe 54,716
Vanuatu Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 247,615 74.02 2.13%
2022 242,389 74.18 2.15%
2021 237,230 74.34 2.17%
2020 232,127 74.48 2.19%
2019 227,104 74.61 2.20%
2018 222,159 74.73 2.25%
2017 217,206 74.84 2.31%
2016 212,238 74.94 2.29%
2015 207,436 75.04 2.25%
2014 202,820 75.14 2.26%
2013 198,280 75.24 2.26%
2012 193,857 75.34 2.23%
2011 189,574 75.44 2.22%
2010 185,410 75.54 2.14%
2009 181,478 75.71 2.03%
2008 177,839 76.02 2.03%
2007 174,257 76.31 2.02%
2006 170,777 76.61 2.02%
2005 167,361 76.90 2.05%
2004 163,971 77.19 2.09%
2003 160,581 77.48 2.14%
2002 157,183 77.77 2.19%
2001 153,779 78.05 2.19%
2000 150,446 78.33 2.08%
1999 147,355 78.62 1.95%
1998 144,506 78.93 1.94%
1997 141,727 79.23 1.97%
1996 138,961 79.54 2.00%
1995 136,210 79.84 2.03%
1994 133,468 80.13 2.07%
1993 130,731 80.43 2.12%
1992 127,995 80.72 2.13%
1991 125,292 81.00 2.14%
1990 122,644 81.29 2.14%
1989 120,048 81.57 1.99%
1988 117,677 81.99 1.99%
1987 115,362 82.43 1.99%
1986 113,090 82.86 1.99%
1985 110,859 83.28 1.98%
1984 108,691 83.69 1.96%
1983 106,585 84.10 1.92%
1982 104,557 84.49 1.88%
1981 102,609 84.88 1.84%
1980 100,740 85.26 1.97%
1979 98,771 85.63 2.43%
1978 96,396 85.93 2.83%
1977 93,710 86.16 2.94%
1976 90,995 86.38 2.95%
1975 88,346 86.61 2.95%
1974 85,774 86.83 2.94%
1973 83,288 87.04 2.94%
1972 80,875 87.26 2.93%
1971 78,542 87.47 2.90%
1970 76,294 87.68 2.88%
1969 74,127 87.88 2.86%
1968 72,035 88.08 2.84%
1967 70,017 88.28 2.81%
1966 68,079 88.48 2.77%
1965 66,217 88.67 2.75%
1964 64,419 88.86 2.72%
1963 62,691 89.05 2.69%
1962 61,029 89.24 2.66%
1961 59,428 89.42 2.63%
1960 57,886 89.60 %